My employer reccomends I get a fish tank

[Suki Wingy]

And I have to agree with her.
What fish like a planted tank, probably a ten gallon, and relatively easy to transport back home? Another betta with a heater this time? A goldfish? How many cichlids can comfortably fit in 10 gallons?

[lute]

A fish tank. Good idea. A goldfish or two would be ok in a ten gallon tank i think. They take stress relatively well. Goldfish can get BIG though so you would have to be careful they don't outgrow their tank.

[Vela]

I wouldn't go the goldfish route. They are "dirty" fish and eat and poop a lot and foul their water very quickly. You can get Danios, Tiger Barbs, Even a Red Tailed Shark or like you said, the Ciclids. Maybe 4 of 5 ciclids to start in a 10 gallon and see how they go? I really wouldnt go goldfish though, they will strip the tank of the plants quickly, so there wouldn't be a lot of good in having a planted tank. They never stop eating and outgrow tanks quickly.

[Christmas_Hamster]

A 10 gallon is too small for most of the fish you are considering. Chichlids are aggressive and need lots of room, goldfish need room to grow and be messy, a community tank is hard to fit into such a small tank. Honestly if you want some of these fish you will need a 30 or 55 gallon aquarium. A betta will be very happy in a 10 gallon, 5 guppies or platies, 10 small schooling fish like neon tetras. If you work hard on water changes then you can over stock a little. Maybe some live bearers, a small group of schoolling fish and some kind of bottom feeders.

[king2005]

A 10 gallon is too small for most of the fish you are considering. Chichlids are aggressive and need lots of room, goldfish need room to grow and be messy, a community tank is hard to fit into such a small tank. Honestly if you want some of these fish you will need a 30 or 55 gallon aquarium. A betta will be very happy in a 10 gallon, 5 guppies or platies, 10 small schooling fish like neon tetras. If you work hard on water changes then you can over stock a little. Maybe some live bearers, a small group of schoolling fish and some kind of bottom feeders.

Good advice!

I vote on Cardinal Tetras. They look like a Neon but get a hair larger (I believe) & have all red bellies. I have 13 of these little guys, they school very well! Right now only 3 are in the 90gal as the Black Skirts turned them into fast moving snacks when I bought 8 I have been looking fo rmore for months & finally found them, so I bough 10 & put them in my 30gal to grow larger. No more moving snacks

Do NOT get any kind of Pleco. If you want a sucker fish, a Chinese Algie Eater "might" be ok. They get to about 4-5inches long. Having more then 1 can turn into a never ending fighting match. They can be very aggressive, so 1 as a loner is best.

OR you can get several African Dwarf Frogs. They are soooo cute! And get some larger sized Flower/Rock Shrimp or large Glass Shrimp. This setup is very entertaining as the frogs are cute as heck when feeding & so are the shrimp. They'll all scurry to where the food is & will swim all silly like as they catch food hehehe Flower/Rock Shrimp are known as fan hands.. if you see claws, keep away! they'll eat fish! Glass Shrimp have "claws", but they are really just food collectors & spiffyback scratchers, not claws

[Christmas_Hamster]

Cardinals are Neons are both fine fish but don't mix them as they require different care. ADF's (African Dwarf Frogs) are a good idea. They aren't fish but they are cute. Just make sure to research whatever fish you decide on getting.